Saturday, February 25, 2012

Sunday Sketches

Always a Merlyn fan, recently I have been re-reading books about him and King Arthur. Mary Stewart has a trilogy of the Arthurian Legends, and T.H. White wrote The Once and Future King with an unpublished conclusion, The Book of Merlyn. This last book has become my favorite with the fabulous illustrations by Trevor Stubley and the analogies of man and animal especially when Merlyn turns Arthur into an ant and a goose.

I admit to taking Trevor's illustration of Merlyn and Archimedes (his owl) and adding color and my spin to the characters.

Hi Joanne, I love the legends of Merlin and King Arthur... I recently found out that there is real evidence that Merlin existed... although they still think that Arthur was several people...It's fasinating... love your illustration... :)

Awesome Merlin!!!I've been reading about Arthurian themes all my life. I'm an Arthurian and Celtic fan. Of course I read Mary Stewart's trilogy, Marion Zimmer-Bradley's one and everything I could put my hands on!! :)

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Joanne Osband

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The flow of the water and pigments on paper fascinates me. Painting with watercolors is a blend of spontaneity and control and freedom. Each act of painting begins with the thought, “I wonder what will appear?” There is no formula to painting with watercolors. In the midst of painting an inner guidance says, some purple here, now.

Along with creating art, especially watercolor painting, I design workshops and classes with specific foci to explore the creative process through art media to foster self-awareness.

"Artistic expression lies in all of us and requires only a sense of trust and the freedom to allow the flowing for magic to happen."